Packed Programme For City Visit

After two successful games on the road over the last week, Newcastle United return to St. James' Park this weekend to face Stoke City on Sunday afternoon. And, as ever, your official matchday programme is on the ball with another packed issue.

There's an exclusive interview with Argentine ace Jonás Gutiérrez, who tells us why he's loving life back in the Barclays Premier League and gives us the low-down on his World Cup experience in the summer.

We also catch up with right-back James Perch, who has settled in quickly to life on Tyneside and more than held his own following his summer move from Nottingham Forest.

There's also a special one-to-one with goal hero Shola Ameobi, who takes a look back at a decade at the Club and picks out some of his favourite memories from the last ten years.

Elsewhere we chat to former Newcastle and Stoke defender Andy Griffin about his time on Tyneside and his affection for both clubs, plus there are match reports from our thrilling victories over Chelsea and Everton.

Our opposition pages bring you everything you need to know about our visitors from the Potteries, including an interview with former Tottenham and West Ham midfielder Matthew Etherington.

Club Historian Paul Joannou once again brings us some more gems from the United archives and we also get a view from the press box, with BBC Radio Newcastle's John Anderson.

The programme will be available from outlets around St. James' Park on matchday. And if you can't wait until then, you can get your hands on it beforehand from the Club Store at the stadium and at The Back Page bookstore on St. Andrews Street.

And if you can't get to Tyneside this weekend - or any other weekend - you can order the programme online and subscribe here.

Newcastle

26

Tim Krul

14

James Perch

2

Fabricio Coloccini

6

Mike Williamson

3

Sanchez Jose Enrique

37

Hatem Ben Arfa

7

Joey Barton

24

Cheick Tiote

10

Wayne Routledge

4

Kevin Nolan

9

Andy Carroll

Substitutions

16

Ryan Taylor

23

Shola Ameobi

11

Peter Lovenkrands

30

Nile Ranger

17

Alan Smith

33

Ole Soderberg

18

Jonas Gutierrez

Possession (%)

53

47

Shots on target

7

2

Shots off target

4

6

Corners

3

5

Fouls

8

11

Tiote

Most fouls

Whelan

2

2

Yellow cards

0

1

Red cards

0

0

Stoke City

29

Thomas Sorensen

28

Andy Wilkinson

04

Robert Huth

17

Ryan Shawcross

05

Danny Collins

06

Glenn Whelan

18

Dean Whitehead

15

Salif Diao

26

Matthew Etherington

09

Kenwyne Jones

19

Jonathan Walters

Substitutions

25

Abdoulaye Faye

12

Marc Wilson

24

Rory Delap

03

Danny Higginbotham

07

Eidur Gudjohnsen

10

Ricardo Fuller

01

Asmir Begovic

During the match we will bring you official “ball by ball” text commentary which will appear below.

90:00 (5:41)

Defending throw-in by Rory Delap(Stoke).

90:00 (5:20)

Outswinging corner from right by-line taken right-footed by Joey Barton(Newcastle) to near post, clearance by Danny Collins(Stoke).

90:00 (5:07)

Shot by James Perch(Newcastle) right-footed from centre of penalty area (12 yards), blocked by Robert Huth(Stoke).

Cross by Jonas Gutierrez(Newcastle), foul by Andrew Carroll(Newcastle) on Matthew Etherington(Stoke). Direct free kick taken right-footed by Thomas Sorensen(Stoke) from own half, resulting in open play.

86:22

Goal kick taken long by Tim Krul(Newcastle).

85:50

Attacking throw-in by Rory Delap(Stoke).

85:21

Attacking throw-in by Rory Delap(Stoke).

84:48

Headed own goal by James Perch(Newcastle) (low centre of goal) from own half (6 yards).Newcastle 1-2 Stoke. Assist (cross) by Matthew Etherington(Stoke) from left by-line.

83:49

Outswinging corner from left by-line taken left-footed by Matthew Etherington(Stoke) to near post, resulting in open play.

83:26

Attacking throw-in by Rory Delap(Stoke).

82:56

Attacking throw-in by Rory Delap(Stoke).

82:13

Attacking throw-in by Rory Delap(Stoke).

81:31

Attacking throw-in by Rory Delap(Stoke).

80:59

Goal kick taken long by Thomas Sorensen(Stoke).

80:52

Cross by Joey Barton(Newcastle), resulting in ball out of play.

80:46

Attacking throw-in by James Perch(Newcastle).

80:21

Foul by Eidur Gudjohnsen(Stoke) on Fabricio Coloccini(Newcastle). Direct free kick taken right-footed by Fabricio Coloccini(Newcastle) from own half, resulting in open play.

Foul by Sanchez Jose Enrique(Newcastle) on Ricardo Fuller(Stoke). Stoke substitution: Ricardo Fuller replaced by Eidur Gudjohnsen (serious injury). Direct free kick taken left-footed by Matthew Etherington(Stoke) from right wing, headed goal by Kenwyne Jones(Stoke) (top-left of goal) from left side of six-yard box (6 yards).Newcastle 1-1 Stoke. Assist (header) by Robert Huth(Stoke) from left side of six-yard box.

63:19

Attacking throw-in by Rory Delap(Stoke).

63:05

Foul by Cheik Tiote(Newcastle) on Kenwyne Jones(Stoke). Direct free kick taken right-footed by Dean Whitehead(Stoke) from right channel, header by Kenwyne Jones(Stoke) from left side of six-yard box (6 yards), hit bar.